Young Dunfermline band Modern Faces have been asked by rock giants Kasabian to join them on tour next month.
The band were called by lead singer Tom Meighan, who wanted them as support at gigs in the O2 Arenas in Sheffield and Manchester.
Gary Heaney from Modern Faces said he and lead singer Lee Montgomery thought they were being wound up.
“We were in the queue at the Corn Exchange for the Beady Eye (Liam Gallagher’s new band) concert in Edinburgh when the phone went and the guy said it was Tom Meighan from Kasabian,” Gary said.
“We thought it was a wind-up. He said he had heard our music and said it was exactly what he was into. He told us, ‘You boys are brilliant and I want to give you some support slots.’
“Everybody’s absolutely delighted. In our eyes there’s nobody else in the world we would all have wanted to support. It’s right up our street.”
Although they formed two years ago, drummer Gary says Modern Faces only really became a proper band a year ago after keyboard player James Shields joined.
During that short time they’ve gained a massive hometown following and have picked up a management deal into the bargain, which has pushed them up the ladder.
“We released our EP No Man’s Land last year and things just started going for us. We played Velocity in Dunfermline and it was a 900 sellout,” said Gary.
The EP release attracted the ears of many within the industry and saw them play Liverpool, London and Manchester, supporting the likes of Shed Seven, Starsailor and playing the Primal Scream after-show party in Brixton in March.
The band, completed by Michael O’Reilly (lead guitar) and Jamie MacFarlane (bass), want to follow in the footsteps of Dunfermline success stories including The Skids, Big Country and Nazareth.
Lee said, “We’d just like to thank everyone that has shown us support and keep supporting us we are gonna do Dunfermline proud.”